IRS Details Planned Tax Pro Authorization Tool Upgrades

The IRS will roll out new features in phases for an online tool tax professionals can use to request authorization to represent taxpayers or view their tax records, an agency official said.

The Tax Pro Account, launched in July, allows practitioners to digitally initiate powers of attorney and tax information authorizations for their clients. Individual taxpayers can also use new features on the IRS’s Online Account system to approve or reject the authorization requests.

For the next round of upgrades, the IRS plans to make security enhancements and add a host of new features, including the ability to ...